ZombieKitten said:

so, I'm watching Space Jam (yeah, lame I know) and Michael Jordan or whoever it is, says "THIS is why I was born"

and THEN what??

what is YOUR purpose?

nothing...

Mach said:

Parent and Coach ~ Which I feel I did very well at

Very well

problem now is ...

no kids in sports and emptynestness

Now what should I do

Exhale!

JustErin said:

I was totally born to snag my long lost country boy.

The lack of emphasis on the word "hot", in your signature, has been pounding on the backdoor of my anal-retentive tendencies for months now. Please tend to this matter forthwith.

Thank you,

The (Anal-Retentive) Management

Ace said:

ingamilo2 said:

ZombieKitten said:

so, I'm watching Space Jam (yeah, lame I know) and Michael Jordan or whoever it is, says "THIS is why I was born"

and THEN what??

what is YOUR purpose?

nothing...

hello!!!!!!!! lovely to see you here

CarrieMpls said:

I don't believe in fate or destiny, so I don't believe any such purpose was mapped out before I arrived.

I don't have any particular talents that are above others, if that's what you mean.

I enjoy and have a passion for many things, but none are a whole life's purpose, really.

So I'm just living life. Whatever tickles my fancy, etc.

I agree, but I still think one day I will do something and have an A-HA moment!!!

and no, not THIS kind

Ace said:

Mach said:

Parent and Coach ~ Which I feel I did very well at

Very well

problem now is ...

no kids in sports and emptynestness

Now what should I do

Exhale!

^^^ Yeah that! But remember...especially these days...the kids come back home! I know--mine did!

ZombieKitten said:

CarrieMpls said:

I don't believe in fate or destiny, so I don't believe any such purpose was mapped out before I arrived.

I don't have any particular talents that are above others, if that's what you mean.

I enjoy and have a passion for many things, but none are a whole life's purpose, really.

So I'm just living life. Whatever tickles my fancy, etc.

I agree, but I still think one day I will do something and have an A-HA moment!!!

and no, not THIS kind

Oh look, a gay porn shot where they've forgotten to take off their clothes.

mynameisnotsusan said:

ZombieKitten said:

I agree, but I still think one day I will do something and have an A-HA moment!!!

and no, not THIS kind

Oh look, a gay porn shot where they've forgotten to take off their clothes.

"look at my ass everybody!"

Ace said:

Mach said:

Parent and Coach ~ Which I feel I did very well at

Very well

problem now is ...

no kids in sports and emptynestness

Now what should I do

Exhale!

I have been ~ it's been great

but now after 5 months of exhaling I need ...

something

To make people happy and to make the world a better place....

Or at least give it my best shot..

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JustErin said:

Ace said:

The lack of emphasis on the word "hot", in your signature, has been pounding on the backdoor of my anal-retentive tendencies for months now. Please tend to this matter forthwith.

Thank you,

The (Anal-Retentive) Management

You're a dork.

But you didn't fix it.

SherryJackson said:

To make people happy and to make the world a better place....

Or at least give it my best shot..

To be the overly nice guy who babysits, gives rides to the airport, helps everyone and their mom move and shit like that.

FauxReal said:

To be the overly nice guy who babysits, gives rides to the airport, helps everyone and their mom move and shit like that.

Can you be overly nice?

But, yes, I hear you. For you:

http://tinybuddha.com/blo...-pleasing/

Ace said:

ZombieKitten said:

whatever was meant to be MY destiny, I don't know about it yet!

Might it be to be an excellent (and beautiful) mother and wife and friend, very talented photographer and graphic artist, plus a witty and great contributor who's enriched people's lives with her contributions here?

Plus her massive mams.

Ace said:

FauxReal said:

To be the overly nice guy who babysits, gives rides to the airport, helps everyone and their mom move and shit like that.

Can you be overly nice?

But, yes, I hear you. For you:

http://tinybuddha.com/blo...-pleasing/

I think it's possible. I've met people far worse about it than me.

FauxReal said:

Ace said:

Can you be overly nice?

But, yes, I hear you. For you:

http://tinybuddha.com/blo...-pleasing/

I think it's possible. I've met people far worse about it than me.

Oh, it's definitely possible. But, if one must err (and we all must), 'tis better to err to this pole, no?

But read the article.

Ace said:

FauxReal said:

I think it's possible. I've met people far worse about it than me.

Oh, it's definitely possible. But, if one must err (and we all must), 'tis better to err to this pole, no?

But read the article.

Reading it now

Edit: Yeah I agree with the idea they're presenting. The only part I don't agree with is the part I bolded below:

Begin to understand the intention behind every action you take and make a conscious decision to do only what is right for you.

I think there needs to be some sort of moderation. Don't let yourself become too self-serving to the point you have nothing to offer to others either.

[Edited 1/21/11 22:47pm]

FauxReal said:

Ace said:

Oh, it's definitely possible. But, if one must err (and we all must), 'tis better to err to this pole, no?

But read the article.

Reading it now

Edit: Yeah I agree with the idea they're presenting. The only part I don't agree with is the part I bolded below:

Begin to understand the intention behind every action you take and make a conscious decision to do only what is right for you.

I think there needs to be some sort of moderation. Don't let yourself become too self-serving to the point you have nothing to offer to others either.

[Edited 1/21/11 22:47pm]

Yes, it's all about balance. I think what the author really means is, "Don't do anything that is wrong for you".

Genesia said:

I forgot about this scene. Maybe Chevy was funny at one point after all...

Ace said:

FauxReal said:

Reading it now

Edit: Yeah I agree with the idea they're presenting. The only part I don't agree with is the part I bolded below:

Begin to understand the intention behind every action you take and make a conscious decision to do only what is right for you.

I think there needs to be some sort of moderation. Don't let yourself become too self-serving to the point you have nothing to offer to others either.

[Edited 1/21/11 22:47pm]

Yes, it's all about balance. I think what the author really means is, "Don't do anything that is wrong for you".

Yeah that sounds a lot better.

But yeah it's something I need to work on for sure. Thanks for sharing the article, by the way.

FauxReal said:

Ace said:

Yes, it's all about balance. I think what the author really means is, "Don't do anything that is wrong for you".

Yeah that sounds a lot better.

But yeah it's something I need to work on for sure. Thanks for sharing the article, by the way.

It was something I needed to work on. I'm here to tell ya: There's hope!

And no problem!

I was born to entertain people with my arts.

to make music in my own way. I'm not a great writer but I can play it out.

to be a positive influence on people I meet. Maybe to subconsciously point people towards God.

I seem to do these things.

To actually answer your question: what was I born to do? I would have to honestly say to write...

Now, that used to be a lot of creative writing but, unfortunately, that creativity became crippled by the austere technical writing in my Master's degree program...just as my undergraduate English Prof warned us about...

Write.

I mean, at first it was a "thing" to get my frustrations out. Then it became the "thing" that kept me up at night. I feel so close to it. I'm probably the worst kind of writer out there, but I love what I do. I tend to step outside of the technicalities and such just to be as free-form as hell. I dunno. I just feel like I've got so many stories in me. I've got things in my head--poems, anecdotes, etc. that I want the world to know about. I blog like crazy, have notebooks everywhere....

If only I could actually sit down and finish something. I HAVE technically finished a book of poetry I've been tapping at since 2007, but I've yet to edit it and do last checks. It's almost like there's a fear no one will buy it, or that it will go unseen because I can't afford the conventional method of getting published.

All technicalities aside, I was born to write!